The uncontracted trio of James Neesham, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are in New Zealand’s plans for the T20 World Cup 2026 after they had made themselves available for all of the Black Caps’ T20 series in the lead-up to the next ICC tournament, according to selection manager Sam Wells. The trio was also in … Read more
Syed Abid Ali, who represented India in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1974, has died in California aged 83. A medium pacer who was renowned for his high standards of fielding and lightning-fast running between the wickets, one of his greatest moments on the cricket field came with the bat: he hit the winning runs … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has drastically slashed match fees for players participating in the upcoming National T20 Cup. Players in the tournament will be paid match fees of PKR 10,000 (approx. US$ 35), a 75% fall from the last edition of the same tournament, where players were paid PKR 40,000 match fees. It is … Read more
Smriti Mandhana has had a rough WPL 2025, both as captain of a team that didn’t make the knockouts and as a batter with inconsistent returns. Title winners from 2024, RCB finished second-last this time, just above bottom-placed UP Warriorz, and that too because of a superior net run rate. Mandhana’s demeanour and attitude at … Read more
New Zealand’s players made significant gains as well after their team’s run to the final of the Champions Trophy. Captain Mitchell Santner is ranked second on the ODI bowlers’ list, moving up six places on the back of several eye-catching performances. Santner finished with nine wickets in the tournament with an economy rate of 4.80. … Read more
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson says letting Jos Buttler go ahead of IPL 2025 auction has been “one of the most challenging decisions” for him. Buttler was with RR from 2018 to 2024. During this time, he was their leading run-getter with 3055 runs in 83 games at an average of 41.84 and a strike … Read more
Darwin is on the verge of hosting international cricket for the first time in 17 years, with Cricket Australia pencilling in two T20Is against South Africa for August. Officials are expected to announce dates for the winter series later this month, with South Africa set to tour for three T20Is and as many ODIs. It … Read more
Ireland have shelved plans to host a multi-format series against Afghanistan this year for “financial reasons” in a busy summer schedule which includes historic tours by England Men’s T20I side and Zimbabwe Women. Cricket Ireland released their international fixtures on Tuesday, including Women’s 50-over World Cup Qualifying matches against Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Thailand and … Read more
Another back injury for Jasprit Bumrah in the same spot where he had surgery “could be a career-ender” according to former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond, whose career ended prematurely due to chronic back problems. Bumrah has not played since he walked off for scans on the second afternoon of the New Year’s Test … Read more
Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru A day after successfully defending a target on the same pitch, Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bowl in the last league game of WPL 2025. She thought chasing was a “better option on this pitch” as MI aim for their third straight win … Read more
Ben Sears, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed for Yorkshire for the 2025 season, and will arrive in time for their second County Championship game of the season, against Worcestershire at Headingley. Sears, 27, has impressed with his raw pace for New Zealand, including in his only Test to date, against Australia in 2024, … Read more
Allrounder Michael Bracewell will captain a different looking New Zealand T20I squad for the five-game series against Pakistan at home that starts on March 16. Seven members of New Zealand’s silver-medal winning Champions Trophy squad have been selected for the series while those with IPL commitments were not considered. The series will mark Bracewell’s second … Read more
Cricket Australia have announced that the one-off Test to be played between Australia and England at the MCG in March 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of men’s Test cricket with a pink-ball day-night match. Two years out from the match, which is scheduled for March 11-15 to mark the 150th anniversary of the first … Read more
Inglis and Illing made their international debuts during last week’s ODI series while Devonshire is uncapped. Inglis took five catches in three games and scored 34 not out and 9 not out the two times she got a chance to bat. Illing took four wickets across three games, twice dismissing Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu. … Read more
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, March 11, 2025 What to expect: RCB look to end on high Mumbai Indians almost secured a direct spot in the final on Monday. They needed to keep Gujarat Giants to 156 or fewer but a spirited Bharti Fulmali innings did not allow that. … Read more
Human Rights Watch has called on the ICC to suspend Afghanistan’s membership and ban the Taliban-run nation from competing in international cricket. The request came via an email addressed to ICC chair Jay Shah, dated February 3 and made public on March 7, with the subject line: “Suspending the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Implementing a … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fast bowler Mayank Yadav is set to miss the first half of IPL 2025. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Mayank is recovering from a lumbar stress injury and has just resumed bowling at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, where he has been undergoing rehab after getting injured following his India … Read more
Prime Bank started the season with a tight contest, beating Rupganj Tigers by three wickets. Batting first, Rupganj were bowled out for 216 in 48.4 overs. Prime Bank, however, slipped to 23 for 4 in the third over. Openers Naim and Sabbir Hossain were dismissed for ducks, before Zakir Hasan fell in the second over. … Read more
Warriors, the provincial team based in Gqeberha, will not compete in the domestic one-day cup playoffs after being docked points for failing to meet Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) transformation targets. On February 16, Warriors fielded two black African players instead of the required three in their match against Dolphins, with no prior explanation or application … Read more
Ben Sears, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed for Yorkshire for the 2025 season, and will arrive in time for their second County Championship game of the season, against Worcestershire at Headingley. Sears, 27, has impressed with his raw pace for New Zealand, including in his only Test to date, against Australia in 2024, … Read more
Taskin Ahmed is the only player in the A-plus category in the BCB’s men’s central contracts list for 2025. The Bangladesh board has reverted to categorising players’ monthly salaries based on grades, after a few years of giving out contracts based on which format(s) the player featured in. Taskin will get BDT 1 million (USD … Read more
After India beat New Zealand to secure the title, four officials were part of the presentation ceremony, including Jay Shah, the ICC chair, two from the BCCI, one from New Zealand Cricket but none from the PCB. Other than Shah, the officials present were BCCI president Roger Binny, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and NZC director … Read more
Toss Gujarat Giants chose to bowl vs Mumbai Indians Ashleigh Gardner called it right at the toss, and Gujarat Giants (GG) opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the first of the four WPL 2025 matches at the Brabourne Stadium. GG opted to leave out the misfiring Dayalan Hemalatha from the XI, and … Read more
Even though pole position was up for grabs in the fight to make the Sheffield Shield final, both Western Australia and New South Wales decided to play it relatively safe in an anti-climax of a finish that resulted in a draw at the WACA. It was a gamble with just one round left in the … Read more
Matt Henry had been desperate to play in the final of the Champions Trophy. He had taken five wickets in the previous match in Dubai, against India. He was the tournament’s highest wicket-taker. And even after he suffered the injury to the shoulder as he took the catch that removed Heinrich Klaasen in the semi-final … Read more
In the last three men’s ICC tournaments, India have won 23 out of 24 completed matches, and claimed two trophies. This is the kind of run that signals the kind of sustained excellence that few teams in the history of cricket have achieved. Rohit Sharma, the man who has captained India right through those tournaments … Read more
“I’m not going to retire from this format, just to make sure that no rumours are spread going forward,” he said at the press conference after India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final. Rohit said there was “no future plan” and that “what is happening will keep happening” in ODI cricket, when … Read more
Virat Kohli believes India have a squad “ready to take on the world” for the next eight years, following their victory in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai. “When you leave, you want to leave the team in a better place, I feel we’ve a squad that’s ready to take on the … Read more
KL Rahul: I don’t think I can say this on camera, but I was s****ing myself at the end. But we still had a couple of batters to come, so I was confident that we could get over the line. But in moments like this and big games, it’s more about holding your composure, which … Read more
India 254 for 6 (Rohit 76, Iyer 48, Rahul 34*, Bracewell 2-28) beat New Zealand 251 for 7 (Mitchell 63, Bracewell 53, Kuldeep 2-40, Varun 2-45) by four wickets New Zealand defended with all their might against heavy favourites India. But in the end, India had just too much quality and depth to end their … Read more